1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–11
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown; Bob Grote; Jeff Dillon; Tom Rhoades;
Home arena	WSU PE Building

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron		–		–	21	–	8	.724
Notre Dame		–		–	21	–	9	.700
DePaul		–		–	21	–	12	.636
Miami (FL)		–		–	19	–	12	.613
UMBC		–		–	17	–	11	.607
		–		–	17	–	11	.607
Marquette		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Mount St. Mary's		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Chicago State		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Nicholls State		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Northern Illinois		–		–	11	–	17	.393
U.S. International		–		–	11	–	17	.393
Liberty		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Central Connecticut State		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Florida International		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Southern Utah		–		–	10	–	18	.357
UMKC		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Oral Roberts		–		–	8	–	20	.286
Central Florida		–		–	7	–	20	.259
Davidson		–		–	7	–	24	.226
Youngstown State		–		–	5	–	23	.179
Brooklyn		–		–	4	–	23	.148
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	3	–	24	.111

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

Season two of Division I play continued the process of transition. There was optimism about the improving schedule that featured several good mid-majors. There was excitement about the new arena soon to be built on campus. The Raiders continued their exciting high-scoring brand of basketball, averaging over 80 points a night^[1] taking on all comers. There were also the growing pains of trying to scale-up operations to compete at the big-school level and the search for a conference continued. ^[2] ^[3]

Roster

1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	24	Rondey Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Collins	Chicago, IL
F	45	Brad Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Beechcroft	Columbus, OH
F	32	Dave Dinn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Boone County	Florence, KY
F	23	Rob Geistwhite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Woodlan	Grabill, IN
G	33	Matt Horstman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Alter	Dayton, OH
G	34	Chris Wampler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Tippecanoe	Tipp City, OH
F/C	44	Scott Benton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Walton-Verona	Union, KY
C	42	Scott Wilder	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Woodlan	Woodburn, IN
G/F	43	Rob Haucke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Oak Hills	Cincinnati, OH
G	20	Marc Mumphrey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Carroll County	Carrollton, KY
F	35	Ron Pierce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Franklin	Franklin, OH
G	22	Mark Woods	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Pleasure Ridge	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Ralph Underhill

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, Jeff Dillon, Tom Rhoades

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1988	Middle Tennessee State	W 88-71	1–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 5, 1988	at Central Michigan	L 87-96	1–1	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 9, 1988	at Drake Drake Classic	L 68-74	1–2	Veterans Auditorium Des Moines, IA
Dec 10, 1988	vs. George Mason Drake Classic	L 95-98 ^2OT	1–3	Veterans Auditorium Des Moines, IA
Dec 13, 1988	St. Francis (NY)	W 75-74	2–3	WSU PE Building (2,026) Fairborn, OH
Dec 16, 1988	Bethune–Cookman Wright State Invitational	L 55-64	2–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 17, 1988	Howard Wright State Invitational	W 76-72	3–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1988	at Bowling Green	L 56-73	3–5	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
Dec 31, 1988	Liberty	W 105-77	4–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 1989	at Howard	W 69-67	5–5	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 1989	at Brooklyn	W 94-70	6–5	Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York
Jan 11, 1989	Ashland	W 62-58	7-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 13, 1989	Central State	W 102-70	8-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1989	Western Illinois	W 72-65	9-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 21, 1989	at Akron	L 78-87	9-6	JAR Arena Akron, OH
Jan 25, 1989	Maryland-Baltimore County	W 86-81	10-6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1989	Green Bay	W 77-72	11-6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 1989	Mount St. Mary’s	L 100-102	11-7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 1989	Northern Illinois	L 84-85	11-8	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 8, 1989	at Middle Tennessee State	L 51-83	11–9	Hale Arena Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 11, 1989	Southern Utah	W 87-81	12–9	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1989	Wilmington	W 106-88	13–9	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1989	at Eastern Kentucky	W 70-65	14–9	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
Feb 18, 1989	Akron	L 70-86	14–10	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1989	Brooklyn	W 118-88	15-10	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 25, 1989	at Northern Illinois	L 73-82	15-11	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
Mar 1, 1989	Youngstown State	W 105-90	16-11	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 4, 1989	Milwaukee	W 105-96	17-11	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[5]

Awards and honors

Rondey Robinson	MVP
Brad Smith	MVP
Chris Wampler	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
45	Brad Smith	28	21.7	608	48	266
42	Rondney Robinson	28	14.5	406	62	299
22	Mark Woods	27	10.0	270	156	76
20	Marcus Mumphrey	27	8.9	241	29	43
34	Chris Wampler	28	8.0	225	95	79
33	Matt Horstman	28	7.8	218	38	20
44	Scott Benton	27	6.1	164	42	98
32	Dave Dinn	4	6.0	24	5	20
35	Ron Pierce	24	2.8	67	2	39
52	Scott Wilder	20	2.2	43	1	20
23	Rob Geistwhite	14	1.9	27	11	26
43	Rob Haucke	16	1.3	21	20	8
40	Jeff Unverferth	1	0.0	0	0	0

Source^[7]

References

^ "1988-89 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Wright State University 1988-89 Media Guide". Athletics Publications. November 26, 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ Ludwig, Chick (October 15, 1988). "Raiders poised to jump into Season". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 112, no. 36. Cox Media. p. 4B.
^ "Wright State University 1988-89 Media Guide". Athletics Publications. November 26, 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1988-89 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[1] "1988-89 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[2] "Wright State University 1988-89 Media Guide". Athletics Publications. November 26, 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[3] Ludwig, Chick (October 15, 1988). "Raiders poised to jump into Season". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 112, no. 36. Cox Media. p. 4B.

[4] "Wright State University 1988-89 Media Guide". Athletics Publications. November 26, 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[5] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[6] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[7] "1988-89 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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